Talk Birdie To Me

A fun bonus pod today, one which Mark has christened 'story time'. Don't worry, we'll dump the name, it won't survive. But today we talk about some of the great guys that Nick and Mark played with and spent time with on tour, Nick tells a hilarious story about tour pro David Howell involving Sir Nick Faldo and The Queen. Then.....Mark reveals why he has always said Colin Montgomerie is 'an arsehol...

Plenty to discuss on Talk Birdie To Me today, but we start with some sage life advice from Viktor Hovland, who appears to be branching out into a new career as a life coach. Mark asks Nick about a rumour he has heard for years about caddies and the chaplains on the pro tour. And then we get onto the issue of the week - the world feed. Mark describes it as 'torture'. Nick and Mark chat about Hovlan...

We have been inundated with messages about the TV coverage from the weekend, with the general thrust of the feedback summarised by this voicemail we received from Ron from McKinnon in Melbourne. This week on the pod, Nick and Mark will have a chat about what happened at the weekend on the coverage. We do the show from Titleist and FootJoy HQ, thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in...

Brian from Perth left a voicemail for us after hearing Mark Allens comments on the pod about his desire to see The Players become the 5th major. Brian disagrees with Mark, and explains why in his message. We love receiving your voicemails - you can leave us one here : We do the show from Titleist and FootJoy HQ, thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and...

After listening to this mornings pod where Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen discussed Cam Smith's form, wolfpacker Scott from Brisbane had some comments that he felt placed further context around Cam's form at the moment, and left us a voicemail. We love your voicemails - you can leave us one here : We do the show from Titleist and FootJoy HQ, thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf;...

Another feedback pod this week, where the floor is yours and Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen answer your questions. We start with a question from wolfpacker Nick about Cam Smith, suggesting that he is a 'shadow of his former self'. Joe the Greenkeeper from New Zealand has a comment about rangefinders. Jim asks about Australian Open venues, and sneaks in a cheeky reminder about rakepod....dangerous Jim,...

We start today by talking about The Players, a wonderful tournament, and Nick and Mark discuss Rory's win. Mark believes it is time The Players became classed as a major, he loves the event. Nick agrees it is fantastic. Whilst Rory won, Nick has identified two things that he needs to do in order to win a (current) major this year, and he explains what they are and why they would make a huge differ...

Balwyn calling. David from Balwyn left us a voicemail with some views on the Paul McGinley and Brandel Chamblee conversation about a possible merger of LIV and the PGA. Got a comment? Leave a voicemail at our website here , it's easy and takes only a moment or two. We do the show from Titleist and FootJoy HQ, thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glo...

Today a bonus pod where we open up the Talk Birdie To Me 'book club'. We originally considered discussing Red Dog, or Little Women, or Pride and Prejudice, but then we thought we'd discuss golf books instead. Seems to make sense. So today, Nick and Mark discuss some of their favourite books (listed below) and then we chat to film-maker and author Peter Dickson about his new golf book 'The Embedded...

Plenty of feedback and questions for Nick O'Hern and Mark Allen on Talk Birdie To Me this week. Daniel was Nicks' caddy in San Francisco when he wore golf gear to the baseball and messaged us. Andrew has an idea about tournaments and getting more pros in them. Laurie has a thought about the Australian Open venues. George is after advice on golf swings and 'high hands'. Great message form Tony who...

A huge pod today, we start with Karl Vilips' fantastic win in Puerto Rico - amazing. Nick and Mark chat about his path to this point, from an Australian prodigy at 6-years old to PGA winner, how he did it and why he moved to the US so young. Nick chats about what impressed him about Karl's performance, and Mark raises his swing and suggests it may be the new modern swing. Nick would prefer to see...

Today we're doing a bonus pod previewing The Players Championship this weekend at TPC Sawgrass, a wonderful event and one that Nick has played multiple times. Nick and Mark discuss the course, particularly the famous 17th hole and how it feels when you know it's getting close. Nick gives his view on the best way to play the course, what he did. Mark describes it as a 'hitters' course, Nick agrees...

We love receiving voicemails of all kinds. Fehan messaged us about the LPGA tournament at Blue Bay over the weekend. Talk Birdie To Me comes from Titleist and FootJoy HQ, thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf; The watchMynumbers app, play smarter and use your data. Download from the App Store or Google Play; PING will help you play your...

Well the pod gets off to a bad start when Mark decides to wear a Joe Highsmith style hat for the duration. Highly recommend you avoid watching this episode on YouTube when it is available. Some comments and questions to run through. Christopher has a comment on the suitability of wearing golf attire, and Nick tells a very funny story about going to the baseball in the US looking decidedly 'golfy'....

Another fun pod today. We start with the huge win of Ryan Peake in the New Zealand Open, without being dismissive of the past, it is a wonderful redemption story and Mark says a great example of what second chances can do. Mark and Nick both want to get Ryan on the pod when he is back in Australia. However, Mark is not a fan of the NZ Open being a Pro-Am calling it 'garbage'. Nick understands why...

Lots of discussion about slow play recently, and Scott from Aspendale left us a voicemail with his thoughts on a potential solution. What do you reckon, is he onto something ? We do the show from Titleist and FootJoy HQ, thanks to our great partners: Titleist, the #1 ball in golf; FootJoy, the #1 shoe and glove in golf; The watchMynumbers app, play smarter and use your data. Download from the App...

Lots to discuss on the pod today. As you know we're filming the pod for YouTube, and this is week two. We're still ironing out the bugs, and we had a big bug this week, so no YouTube show this week - but we'll sort it for next week. Onto the pod - Mark bumped into Marc Leishman a day or so ago, after Marc played in Warrnambool at the weekend with his Dad and Son. Nick and Mark discuss Marc's near...

Mark Allen particularly is a bit excited today as we have one of his heroes on the pod, the legendary Bradley Hughes has joined us at the Talk Birdie To Me desk. Hugo tells us how he got into golf, and Mark asks him why he chose golf over football - he was a very good footy player. He also talks about his experiences with Greg Norman as a young player. Nick asks Hugo about his acceleration and bal...

Our Guest today on Talk Birdie To Me is James Watson, Senior Vice President of Production at LIV Golf, so a big gig! James tells us some of the figures from LIV Adelaide, they are impressive. He talks about how they had a very short timeframe to get the first London event up, and it was only in Adelaide that he felt 'LIV had arrived'. We find out about James career, and how it led him to his curre...

A disclaimer: today we're using the Talk Birdie video gear for the first time. Audio goes up first, and video at 7pm the same day. Please bear with us, we're still learning how it works, what buttons do what, and the various camera angles. So the first few shows will be a bit rocky here and there - we will 100% screw some stuff up. If you see a camera shot pointing at the floor for 20 seconds you'...

Damien was at LIV at the weekend and was following the group with Richard Bland, Charl Schwartzel, and Tyrell Hatton and had some comments after hearing our feedback pod on Monday where Wolfpack member Jenko asked about how players would deal with 'antics' from other pros. We're coming from Titleist and Footjoy HQ, and we're here thanks to our great partners: The watchMynumbers app, play smarter a...

We've been getting lots of fantastic questions from listeners to the Talk Birdie To Me pod, and it's great fun running through them - so today, another feedback episode of the pod. We start with a question from new listener Jenko, welcome to the Wolfpack Jenko! The comment is on an idea for the LIV/PGA compromise structure. Jenko also has a question about Tyrell Hatton's behaviour. Lamb asks about...

A slightly different voicemail today from Mark at The National. Mark has asked Nick and Mark a question, which we will answer on the pod - but we'd love your input on ideas to address the specific issue Mark is asking about on the course when he is playing. Have a listen to the voicemail from Mark, and let us know on socials if you have a suggestion for Mark. We're coming from Titleist and Footjoy...

A Valentines Day feedback pod today where we run through a bunch of comments and questions from the Wolfpack. We start with Pete on the phone asking about what he can do to increase his clubhead speed. Then some feedback from Luke who has a whack for Dan and a correction for Nick. Glenn asks whether Cheltenham Golf Club is in trouble with Victoria Golf Club sniffing around. After the turn, we get...

Dave from Sydney heard us discussing the Royal Sydney renovation, and left us a voicemail with some news and info on another reno in Sydney that he reckons will be a cracker when it's done. We're coming from Titleist and Footjoy HQ, and we're here thanks to our great partners: The watchMynumbers app, play smarter and use your data. Download from the App Store or Google Play; PING will help you pla...